conversations.setPurpose

As part of the Conversations API, this method's required scopes depend on the type of channel-like object you're working with. A corresponding channels: scope is required when working with public channels, groups: for private channels, also the same rules are applied for im: and mpim:.

This method is used to change the purpose of a conversation. The calling user must be a member of the conversation. Not all conversation types may have a purpose set.

Response

{
"ok": true,
"purpose": "I didn't set this purpose on purpose!"
}

Errors

This table lists the expected errors that this method could return.
However, other errors can be returned in the case where the service is down
or other unexpected factors affect processing. Callers should always
check the value of the ok params in the response.

Error

Description

channel_not_found

Value passed for channel was invalid.

not_in_channel

Authenticated user is not in the channel.

is_archived

Channel has been archived.

too_long

Purpose was longer than 250 characters.

user_is_restricted

This method cannot be called by a restricted user or single channel guest.

method_not_supported_for_channel_type

This type of conversation cannot be used with this method.

missing_scope

The calling token is not granted the necessary scopes to complete this operation.

not_authed

No authentication token provided.

invalid_auth

Invalid authentication token.

account_inactive

Authentication token is for a deleted user or workspace.

no_permission

The workspace token used in this request does not have the permissions necessary to complete the request.

invalid_arg_name

The method was passed an argument whose name falls outside the bounds of accepted or expected values. This includes very long names and names with non-alphanumeric characters other than _. If you get this error, it is typically an indication that you have made a very malformed API call.

invalid_array_arg

The method was passed a PHP-style array argument (e.g. with a name like foo[7]). These are never valid with the Slack API.

invalid_charset

The method was called via a POST request, but the charset specified in the Content-Type header was invalid. Valid charset names are: utf-8iso-8859-1.

invalid_form_data

The method was called via a POST request with Content-Typeapplication/x-www-form-urlencoded or multipart/form-data, but the form data was either missing or syntactically invalid.

invalid_post_type

The method was called via a POST request, but the specified Content-Type was invalid. Valid types are: application/x-www-form-urlencodedmultipart/form-datatext/plain.

missing_post_type

The method was called via a POST request and included a data payload, but the request did not include a Content-Type header.

team_added_to_org

The workspace associated with your request is currently undergoing migration to an Enterprise Organization. Web API and other platform operations will be intermittently unavailable until the transition is complete.

request_timeout

The method was called via a POST request, but the POST data was either missing or truncated.

Warnings

This table lists the expected warnings that this method will return.
However, other warnings can be returned in the case where the service
is experiencing unexpected trouble.

Warning

Description

missing_charset

The method was called via a POST request, and recommended practice for the specified Content-Type is to include a charset parameter. However, no charset was present. Specifically, non-form-data content types (e.g. text/plain) are the ones for which charset is recommended.

superfluous_charset

The method was called via a POST request, and the specified Content-Type is not defined to understand the charset parameter. However, charset was in fact present. Specifically, form-data content types (e.g. multipart/form-data) are the ones for which charset is superfluous.